Chapter 280: The Rising Gaozong (II)
There are more and more courtiers who stand up to Xiao Ming, and at the end, there are more than 50 courtiers standing on the main hall, which is more than a quarter of the total number of courtiers, and there is no shortage of Yan Liben, Le Yanwei and other important ministers, and the situation can only be described in one word - shocking, the pressure condensed is really amazing, if the nerves are a little weaker, I am afraid that I will collapse on the spot, but Li Xian doesn't care at all, just as the courtiers' advice is a breeze blowing on the face, don't come forward to justify, that is, he did not even frown, as if what the courtiers said had nothing to do with him.
Lose sleep over something? Not at all! Now, Li Xian sees it better than anyone else, in his opinion, it is not himself who should be worried, but the prince who thinks he is in control of the overall situation, the reason is simple, as the so-called no pole Tailai, if Tai Ji, then whether it should come - don't look at the prince's current power and majesty, but forget the most fundamental one, the prince is just a prince, a half-monarch, not an emperor, the result of vainly trying to suppress the emperor with power, can only lift a stone to shoot himself in the foot, even if Gaozong has always been cowardly, But it must not be able to tolerate a powerful prince, checks and balances and suppression are inevitable, in a word, the prince is in a hurry, I am afraid that he will suffer a lot, as for what kind of hardship the prince will suffer, Li Xian does not care at all, the left and right guys are so carried away, and they deserve to be beaten by a good student, what is really worthy of Li Xian's attention is the movement of the Empress Wu, which is really the key to determining the change of the political pattern for a long time in the future.
"Pei Aiqing, as the left minister, is the head of the ministers, I want to hear what Aiqing thinks about this matter."
As Li Xian expected, as more and more courtiers stood up, the smile on Gaozong's face became more and more faint, and at the end, it was already full of gloom, but it did not come out, but abandoned the ministers who gave up the admonition, and coldly pointed Pei Xingjian's name.
As soon as he heard that Gaozong named Pei Xingjian's name, the courtiers who were shouting immediately quieted down, and everyone's eyes were focused on Pei Xingjian, who was the first of the courtiers.
"Back to Your Majesty, this is a family affair of the Son of Heaven, and the ministers dare not hear about it, but Your Majesty will judge it."
Pei Xingjian is a rare wise man today, he can see that he is more far-reaching than others, deep in his heart, he has always believed that the rear of the military is the root of the chaos, but because of the lessons of the founding of the post, when Pei Xingjian was the prime minister, he always did more and said less, and secretly gave the Wuhou party some stumbling blocks, but on the surface, he never clashed with the Wuhou party, as for the dispute between the princes, Pei Xingjian did not want to participate in it, even if he was actually very optimistic about Li Xian in his heart. Little junior brother", but he will never support Li Xian in public, this time the princes of the officials, Pei Xingjian has never expressed his opinion, today the court was originally intended to be a wall-by-side view, but he still failed to hide from the past, this listening to Gaozong named, Pei Xingjian did not dare not answer, after a little silence, he gave an ambiguous answer.
"Well, Aiqing's words are very agreeable."
Pei Xingjian's words are actually a piece of nonsense, saying it is the same thing as not saying it, but Gaozong is obviously happy to hear it, his face is slightly gloomy, he waved his hand, signaled Pei Xingjian to return to his position, and turned his gaze to Li Xian's body, the corners of his mouth were raised, revealing a warm smile, and he said gently: "Xian'er, Xiao Yushi's chapter has heard it, do you have any ideas, huh?" ”
"Back to his father's words, as a prince, it is a matter of course for the son to share the worries of his father, as for the rest, it is not in the scope of the son's consideration, but if the father has an order, the son will not dare to disobey." As soon as Li Xian heard it, he understood what Gaozong meant, and he laughed secretly in his heart, but in his mouth, he was high-profile, posing as a "brick of the revolution", and replied impassionedly.
"Okay, Siyan is very good, I didn't misunderstand Xian'er, good, very good." Gaozong liked Li Xian more and more, applauded, and praised Li Xian a few words, although he did not clearly express his position on the matter of the official, but the meaning of the words was that he clearly vetoed Xiao Ming and others.
"Father, the son thinks that the seventh brother is really talented, and it is appropriate to reuse, now Liaodong is peaceful, and Silla is chaotic, there must be a talented person to suppress it, the seventh brother went to the year of a war, and Tubo is cold, and people can not do it, if the seventh brother is the head of the march of Liaodong Road, why worry about the north is not quiet, the foolish opinion of this son is also, I implore my father to make a clear decision."
As soon as he heard Gaozong's words were wrong, Li Hong obviously couldn't sit still, in his opinion, Li Xian, who was already half-dead, didn't have any big threat at all, but Li Xian, the guy who always hid behind Li Xian, was the biggest scourge, and he refused to let Li Xian pass the pass so easily, so he didn't wait for Gaozong to make his words clear, he immediately stood up and spoke excitedly.
"Hong'er's statement is ridiculous, you must know that the soldiers are dangerous and dangerous, and the slightest carelessness will be blood-stained yellow sand, what is the reason why you strongly recommend Xian'er to go on the expedition, huh?" As soon as Li Hong's words fell, Empress Wu, who had been sitting silently beside Gaozong, suddenly turned pale, and unceremoniously reprimanded Li Hong, with fierce words, and did not leave any affection for Li Hong, the prince, at all.
"Queen Mother, Erchen doesn't mean this, Erchen, Erchen is just ......"
The prince never expected that the Empress Wu would intercept at this time, and he said it so heavily, he was a little out of proportion, his face instantly turned red like blood, and he was busy making a defense.
"It's just a thing, just a few younger brothers, don't they have to be sent to the battlefield to be satisfied? As a brother and an elder, it's just a matter of not being considerate of the younger brothers, how can you bear it if you fry each other like this! ”
Empress Wu grabbed the flaw and did not let go, unceremoniously interrupted the prince's defense, the more he said the more acrimonic, the more he refuted it, Li Hong sweated profusely, and all the courtiers were dumbfounded when they saw this, no one expected that there would be such a huge turn in the matter.
Tsk, it's amazing, even piggybacking on the ground, this old thief is really not a fuel-efficient lamp! Others can't see the intention of Empress Wu's move, but Li Xian saw through the strangeness at a glance, there is nothing else, taking the opportunity to attack the prestige of the prince is on the one hand, on the other hand, it is nothing more than selling Li Xian a good, stretching out a false olive branch to induce Li Xian to be grateful to Dade, if Li Xian does not have the memory of the third world, he will really be moved by the Empress Wu, as for now, Li Xian will naturally not pay attention to Empress Wu's "kindness".
"The queen mother's words are serious, and the sons think that the prince's brother is not such a ruthless and unrighteous person, and he recommends the sons and daughters to Pingliao, which is also out of public heart, if the father has a life, the sons and daughters will be able to level the whole Liao and protect the tranquility of my northern Tang Dynasty." Although Li Xian was extremely dissatisfied with the prince's blatant persecution, he didn't want to see Empress Wu take the opportunity to turn the situation around, so he stood up and said loudly.
"The queen mother, what the sons and daughters think is indeed as the seventh brother said, and they dare not have the slightest intention of frying each other, and ask the father and the queen mother to see it." When the prince was in great distress, this was relieved by Li Xian, and he immediately hit the snake with the stick, and hurriedly echoed the words.
"Well, Hong'er Si can be trusted."
Empress Wu obviously didn't expect Li Xian to be so unappreciative, and he was choked violently, and his face sank in an instant, but there was a bad attack, and he was embarrassed, but fortunately Gaozong said a word to ease his cheeks, and immediately closed his mouth, no longer speaking, just glanced at Li Xian, and there was a faint evil qi surging.
"Father, Emperor Shengming."
Li Hong got out of the big trouble, and he didn't dare to say more about the matter of being an official, and after praising him, he immediately sat down, and closed his mouth like the martial queen, and no longer dared to act rashly.
"Since you Aiqing think that the older prince should be the official, I think it is also feasible, however, it is not advisable to be an official for it, according to me, Xian'er and Xian'er are all pillars, and if you put them in the place, it will inevitably be a little more condescending, even so, I will let Xian'er enter the country to help run the school, as for Xian'er, I will go to the military department to help." Gaozong didn't pay attention to the prince's embarrassment anymore, but looked around at the prince's henchmen who were standing on the main hall with their bows, and said in a serious voice.
"Your Majesty, this matter must not be allowed, the court has its own system, the official of the prince is the ancestral system, and it cannot be changed without permission, Weichen implores Your Majesty to think twice!" As soon as Gaozong's words fell, Xiao Ming already fell to his knees and protested loudly.
"Your Majesty think twice!"
"Your Majesty, by all means!"
"Your Majesty, it is not an auspicious omen to change the ancestral system without permission, and please ask Your Majesty to take back your fate!"
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As soon as Xiao Ming shouted like this, the ministers who had been stunned by Gaozong's words immediately woke up and spoke out against it, and their voices were noisy.
"Bold Xiao Ming, do you want to separate my heavenly father and son? Come on, fork out this idiot! ”
Seeing Xiao Ming so stubborn and unclear, Gao Zongden was furious, and when he slapped the dragon case, he rarely became angry in court, and under this roar, all the ministers were stunned, and watched Xiao Ming wail and be dragged down the hall by several palace guards, and for a while he didn't dare to come forward to relieve Xiao Ming's cheeks.
"My father is angry, although what Xiao Yushi said is too much, it is also out of public heart, and I hope that my father will forgive him."
After being humiliated before, the prince was already timid, but when he saw that Xiao Ming was about to suffer, he couldn't sit idly by, so he had no choice but to stand up boldly and persuade gently.
"Your Majesty is angry, and the ministers are indeed out of public heart."
With the crown prince's beginning, the courtiers finally had the backbone, and they all spoke out to persuade them, but the voice had long since lost the impassionedness of the previous persecution of Gaozong, and some were only faintly cold......